Which means you can extend your stay and soak up the good vibes for longer, you #digitalnomad… But beware, you may never want to leave (just like some of our recent sea-changers who you can hear from below).

If you can work from home, you can work from Port Mac! Which means you can extend your stay and soak up the good vibes for longer, you #digitalnomad… But beware, you may never want to leave (just like some of our recent sea-changers who you can hear from below).

Our Top 6 Work/Play Hybrid Stays

Here are our top six accommodation options with free wi-fi, good connectivity, work spaces and long-stay rates catering to both business and pleasure. All properties have pools and/or beaches within a short walk away, so if you’re juggling work and kids/partners etc, you’re sorted!

1. Sails

2. Rydges

3. Mercure Centro

4. Macquarie Waters Apartments

5. Mantra Observatory or Mantra Quayside

6. Mid-Pacific Motel

And a special shout-out to the divine Mansfield Estate, set up for group bookings and perfect for corporate offsites, meetings and retreats.

Our Top 6 work-friendly cafes & bars

We’re sure you’d rather not be working whilst away, but if it means you can stay a little longer, we’ll allow it. And you may as well work in a comfy space with good connectivity, hospitality, coffee and (in most cases), booze! Check out these gems:

1. Bandwagon

2. Banks Cafe

3. Zebu Cafe & Bar

4. Coast at Lighthouse

5. Bloom

6. Boathouse at Sails

Get Social with our Locals!

Travelling for work sounds all glamorous and exciting, but, ermmm, sometimes, it can get a bit lonely? Also, meeting the locals is one of our fave parts of travel, so here are a few hot tips to you get you mingling:

Sunrise Swimmers at Town Beach
Sunrise Yoga at Town Beach
ParkRun (Port Macquarie, Wauchope, Camden Haven)
Workshops with Seed Creative
Workshops with Arthouse Industries
Group Lessons with Soul Surfing or Port Macquarie Surf School.
Ice Bathing at Flynns Beach
Self Seen Meet Ups
Cocktail & Craft classes at the Glasshouse
A class at Wauchope Creative Hub
Volunteering

OK go on then, just move in!

Have we seduced you? If not, no offence taken *sob*. Seriously, we don't blame you if you're dreaming of a permanent move here. You'd be in good company :)

We've done the rounds and chatted to a diverse bunch of 'new locals' to get their take on why they moved and how it's going for them. Every story is different, the options are endless, and it's all up to you ...

OK go on then, just move in! Have we seduced you? If not, no offence taken *sob*. Seriously, we don't blame you if you're dreaming of a permanent move here. You'd be in good company :) We've done the rounds and chatted to a diverse bunch of 'new locals' to get their take on why they moved and how it's going for them. Every story is different, the options are endless, and it's all up to you ...

Live like a Local

If you can work from home, you can work from Port Mac!

Our Top 6 Work/Play Hybrid Stays

Our Top 6 work-friendly cafes & bars

Get Social with our Locals!

OK go on then, just move in!

A holiday? Or a lifestyle?